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Part V · Employment and Prison Discipline

48. Scheme for prisoners to engage in employment

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(1)

For the purpose of enabling prisoners, other than the prisoners referred to in section 49, to take up gainful employment whilst they are serving their sentences, the Minister may introduce a scheme and such prisoners may upon their own election participate in the scheme.

(2)

A prisoner taking up employment under a scheme referred to in subsection (1)—

(a)

may, despite an order made by a court for the committal of the prisoner, be taken daily beyond the limits of the prison to perform work; and

(b)

shall, at all times be deemed to be in prison and subject to all the same incidents as if he were actually in prison.

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